thinks

英 [θɪŋks]

美 [θɪŋks]

v.  认为; 以为; 想; 思考; 思索; 思想; 琢磨
think的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 想;认为
  If youthinkthat something is the case, you have the opinion that it is the case.
  1. I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising...
     我确实认为应该禁止香烟广告。
  2. Do you think I ought to seal the boxes up?...
     你认为我应该把这些盒子封起来吗？
  3. A generation ago, it was thought that babies born this small could not survive...
     20多年前，人们认为这么大点儿的新生儿是活不下来的。
  4. Tell me, what do you think of my theory?...
     你说说，我的理论怎么样？
  5. Peter is useless, far worse than I thought...
     彼得真没用，比我想象的还要差。
  6. He manages a good deal better than I thought possible...
     他处理得比我预想的要好多了。
  7. 'It ought to be stopped.' — 'Yes, I think so.'
     “这件事应该到此为止。”——“对，我也这么想。”
• VERB 感觉;觉得
  If you say that youthinkthat something is true or will happen, you mean that you have the impression that it is true or will happen, although you are not certain of the facts.
  1. Nora thought he was seventeen years old...
     诺拉觉得他有 17 岁。
  2. Do you think she was embarrassed about it?...
     你觉得她曾为此而难为情吗？
  3. She's in Napa, I think...
     我觉得她现在在纳帕。
  4. The storm is thought to be responsible for as many as four deaths...
     据认为，暴风雨造成 4 人死亡。
  5. 'Did Mr Stevens ever mention her to you?' — 'No, I don't think so.'
     “史蒂文斯先生有对你提起过她吗？”——“没，我想没有。”
• VERB （以某种方式）考虑，思考
  If youthinkin a particular way, you have those general opinions or attitudes.
  1. You were probably brought up to think like that...
     你可能从小就被教育那样考虑问题。
  2. He can keep matters under control by silencing the demonstrators and others who think like them...
     他可以通过压制示威者和与他们观点相同的人来控制住事态。
  3. If you think as I do, vote as I do...
     你要是和我想法一样，那就和我投一样的票吧。
  4. I don't blame you for thinking that way.
     你那样想，我不怪你。
• VERB 想;考虑;思考
  When youthinkabout ideas or problems, you make a mental effort to consider them.
  1. She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to think...
     她闭了一会儿眼睛，努力思考着。
  2. I have often thought about this problem...
     我常考虑这个问题。
  3. Next time you have a problem, think about how you can improve the situation instead of dwelling on all the negative aspects...
     下次再碰到问题，想想怎样改善局势，而不是一味考虑那些消极的方面。
  4. Let's think what we can do...
     我们想想看能做些什么。
  5. We had to think what to do next.
     我们必须考虑下一步该怎么办。
  6. Thinkis also a noun.
     
  7. I'll have a think about that.
     我会考虑那件事的。

Note that when you are using the verbthinkwith a 'that'-clause in order to state a negative opinion or belief, you normally makethinknegative, rather than the verb in the 'that'-clause. For instance, it is more usual to say 'I don't think he saw me' than 'I think he didn't see me'. The same pattern applies to other verbs with a similar meaning, such asbelieve,consider, andsuppose.
注意，当动词 think 和 that 从句连用表示否定的观点或看法时，通常是对 think 进行否定，而不是否定 that 从句中的动词。例如，通常说 I don't think he saw me (我认为他没看见我)，而很少说 I think he didn't see me。同样的句型也适用于其他意义类似的动词，如 believe, consider, suppose 等。

• VERB (以某种方式)考虑，思考
  If youthinkin a particular way, you consider things, solve problems, or make decisions in this way, for example because of your job or your background.
  1. To make the computer work at full capacity, the programmer has to think like the machine...
     为了让计算机充分发挥作用，程序员就得像计算机一样思考。
  2. I meet many businessmen, and I see they think in terms of the overall picture...
     我认识许多商人，我发觉他们考虑问题都是从全局出发的。
  3. The referee has to think the way the players do.
     裁判必须从运动员的角度考虑问题。
• VERB 想到;想起;想出
  If youthink ofsomething, it comes into your mind or you remember it.
  1. Nobody could think of anything to say...
     谁也想不出什么话说。
  2. I can't think of any reason why he should do that...
     我想不出来他为什么非要那样做。
  3. I just can't think of his name...
     我就是想不起来他叫什么了。
  4. I was trying to think what else we had to do.
     我在努力想我们还得做些什么。
• VERB 想出，想到(主意)
  If youthink ofan idea, you make a mental effort and use your imagination and intelligence to create it or develop it.
  1. He thought of another way of getting out of the marriage...
     他又想到一个摆脱那桩婚姻的点子。
  2. I don't know why I never thought of that.
     我怎么就从未想到过那一点。
• VERB 心里想;琢磨
  If youare thinkingsomething at a particular moment, you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud.
  1. She must be ill, Tatiana thought...
     她一定是病了，塔蒂亚娜心想。
  2. I remember thinking how lovely he looked...
     我记得曾经在心里暗想他的样子多么可爱。
  3. I'm trying to think positive thoughts.
     我尽力往积极的方面想。
• VERB 认为，以为(人或物具有某特点或用途)
  If youthink ofsomeone or something as having a particular quality or purpose, you regard them as having this quality or purpose.
  1. We all thought of him as a father...
     我们都视他为父亲。
  2. He thinks of it as his home...
     他将那儿当作自己的家。
  3. In China bats are thought of as being very lucky...
     在中国，蝙蝠被视为吉祥物。
  4. Nobody had thought him capable of that kind of thing.
     谁都没想到他能干出那种事情来。
• VERB 对…评价(很高)
  If youthinka lotofsomeone or something, you admire them very much or think they are very good.
  1. To tell the truth, I don't think much of psychiatrists...
     说实话，我不太喜欢精神科医生。
  2. The Director thought a good deal of him...
     主任对他评价很高。
  3. People at the club think very highly of him...
     俱乐部的人很佩服他。
  4. He seemed to be a good man, well thought of by all.
     大家都对他评价不错，他似乎是个好人。
• VERB 关心;考虑;为…着想
  If youthink ofsomeone, you show consideration for them and pay attention to their needs.
  1. I'm only thinking of you...
     我一心只为你着想。
  2. You never think of anyone but yourself...
     你从来不考虑别人，就只顾你自己。
  3. We have the interest of 500,000 customers to think of...
     我们得为 50 万名顾客的利益着想。
  4. You don't have to think about me and Hugh.
     你不必挂念我和休。
• VERB 考虑;打算
  If youare thinking oftaking a particular course of action, you are considering it as a possible course of action.
  1. Martin was thinking of taking legal action against Zuckerman...
     马丁在考虑对朱克曼提起诉讼。
  2. Have you ever thought of marrying?...
     你有没有想过结婚？
  3. It would be unwise for the government to think of privatisation as a means of saving money.
     政府要是把私有化当作省钱之道就不明智了。
• VERB (用来引出例子或进一步解释)考虑,想到(某方面、某主题)
  You can say that youare thinking ofa particular aspect or subject, in order to introduce an example or explain more exactly what you are talking about.
  1. I'm primarily thinking of the first year...
     我考虑的主要是第一年。
  2. There is a theme of tragedy that runs through it: I'm thinking in particular of the story of Tom Howard.
     贯穿始终的是一个悲剧主题，特别是汤姆·霍华德的故事。
• VERB (用于问句，表示生气、震惊)认为，以为
  You usethinkin questions where you are expressing your anger or shock at someone's behaviour.
  1. Who does she think she is? Trying to make a fool of me like that...
     她以为她是谁啊？竟敢那样取笑我。
  2. You can't do this! What do you think you're doing?...
     你不能这样做！你以为自己在干些什么？
  3. What were you thinking of? You shouldn't steal.
     你当时是怎么想的？你不该偷东西。
• VERB 想来，想想看(用于评论过去所做或经历过的事情现在看来不可思议、愚蠢或令人震惊)
  You usethinkwhen you are commenting on something which you did or experienced in the past and which now seems surprising, foolish, or shocking to you.
  1. To think I left you alone in a place with a madman at large!...
     想想看，我竟然把你一个人抛在那儿，让你和一个无人看管的疯子呆在一起！
  2. When I think of how you've behaved and the trouble you've got into!
     现在想想看，你都做了些什么，闯了多少祸！
• VERB 本来以为，原以为(用于批评别人该做某事而未做)
  You can usethinkin expressions such asyou would thinkorI would have thoughtwhen you are criticizing someone because they ought to or could be expected to do something, but have not done it.
  1. You'd think you'd remember to wash your ears...
     还以为你能记得洗耳朵呢。
  2. We would have thought he would have a more responsible attitude...
     我们本以为他会采取更负责的态度。
  3. 'Surely to God she should have been given some proper help.' — 'Well I would have thought so.'
     “她真应该得到适当的帮助。”——“嗯，我也这么想的。”
• VERB 谁都会以为/你会认为(用于对他人的行为表示惊讶或不满)
  You can usethinkin expressions such asanyone would thinkandyou would thinkto express your surprise or disapproval at the way someone is behaving.
  1. Anyone would think you were in love with the girl...
     谁都会以为你和那个姑娘恋爱了。
  2. You'd think you had never seen a door before!
     就好像你以前连门都见过一样！
• See also:thinkingthought
• PHRASE (表示突然记起或意识到某事)想起来了，想想看
  You use expressions such ascome to think of it,when you think about it, orthinking about it, when you mention something that you have suddenly remembered or realized.
  1. He was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it...
     想起来了，他和岛上的其他人一样，都是她的远亲。
  2. When you think about it, he's probably right.
     现在想想看，他很可能是对的。
• PHRASE 我想，我觉得(用于委婉地解释等)
  You use 'I think' as a way of being polite when you are explaining or suggesting to someone what you want to do, or when you are accepting or refusing an offer.
  1. I think I'll go home and have a shower...
     我觉得我得回家冲个澡。
  2. We need a job, and I thought we could go around and ask if people need odd jobs done...
     我们需要工作，我看我们可以四处打听打听，看有没有零活可做。
  3. Time for a pint of beer, I think...
     我觉得该来一品脱啤酒了。
  4. 'Would you like to do that another time.' — 'Yes I think so.'
     “你愿意再找时间做那件事吗？”——“我觉得可以。”
• PHRASE 我认为，我想(用于会话或讲话中，使语气稍显婉转)
  You use 'I think' in conversations or speeches to make your statements and opinions sound less forceful, rude, or direct.
  1. I think he means 'at' rather than 'to'...
     我想，他是想说at，而不是to。
  2. Thanks, but I think I can handle it...
     谢谢，不过我想我自己能应付。
  3. This is, I think, much, much more important...
     我认为这个要重要得多得多。
  4. 'You've got it wrong.' — 'I think not.'
     “你搞错了。”——“我看没搞错。”
• PHRASE 你想一想，想象一下(表示激动、着迷或震惊，同时希望谈话对方也有同感)
  You sayjust thinkwhen you feel excited, fascinated, or shocked by something, and you want the person to whom you are talking to feel the same.
  1. Just think; tomorrow we shall walk out of this place and leave it all behind us forever...
     你想想看，明天我们就要走出这个地方，再也不回来了。
  2. Just think how snug and cosy we could be.
     想象一下，我们可以多么温暖舒适呀。
• PHRASE 重新考虑，再三斟酌(常指最终改变主意)
  If youthink again aboutan action or decision, you consider it very carefully, often with the result that you change your mind and decide to do things differently.
  1. It has forced politicians to think again about the wisdom of trying to evacuate refugees...
     这迫使政治家们重新考虑疏散难民是否明智。
  2. He intends to ask the court to think again.
     他打算请求法庭再重新审度。
• PHRASE 认为…没什么了不起;觉得…很容易;认为…无所谓
  If youthink nothing ofdoing something that other people might consider difficult, strange, or wrong, you consider it to be easy or normal, and you do it often or would be quite willing to do it.
  1. I thought nothing of betting £1,000 on a horse.
     我认为把 1,000 英镑押在一匹马身上没什么了不起。
• PHRASE 对…不在意;不觉得…奇怪(或重要)
  If something happens and youthink nothing of it, you do not pay much attention to it or think of it as strange or important, although later you realize that it is.
  1. When she went off to see her parents for the weekend I thought nothing of it...
     她周末去看她的父母，我当时没觉得有什么特别的。
  2. One of Tony's friends, David, kept coming to my house but I didn't think anything of it.
     托尼的朋友戴维经常来我家，不过我当时并没多想。
• youcan't hearyourselfthink→ see:hear

双语例句

• The newspaper took a poll of 300 people to see what the man in the street thinks.
  那家报纸对三百人进行了民意测验，看普通老百姓有些什么想法。
• 'Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo,' said Grace.
  “利奥，我妈妈觉得我不应该再在这儿麻烦你了，”格雷丝说。
• I'm not sure she believes me. She probably just thinks I've gone off the deep end.
  我不确定她是不是相信我。她可能只是觉得我神志不清了。
• Julian Lloyd Webber thinks his brother would like the approbation of serious critics
  朱利安·劳埃德·韦伯认为他弟弟希望获得严肃批评家的认可。
• He thinks he can find a way to vaccinate the elephants from a safe distance.
  他认为自己能找到一种从安全距离给大象接种疫苗的方法。
• Man thinks in words.
  人类的思维是凭藉语言来进行的。
• He thinks of it as his home
  他将那儿当作自己的家。
• This is really something. Someone actually thinks my records are all right!
  太棒了，有人真的认为我的唱片不错呢！
• Glover thinks that Smith did him down, perhaps out of envy.
  格洛弗认为史密斯说他坏话，也许是出于嫉妒。
• He thinks he's the boss.
  他认为自己是头儿。